## **West Lane Baptist Church** 

## **Annual Reports 2024** 

West Lane Baptist Church Haworth BD22 8EN 

http://www.westlanebaptistcentre.org.uk 

## **Minister’s Report** 

The first six months here have truly flown by, and it feels like Julie and I have been part of this wonderful community much longer! We are both settling in well and feel deeply blessed to be on this journey with you. As a church, we continue to grieve those we’ve recently lost, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to celebrate their lives. We will keep them in our hearts as we move forward together. 

I’m excited about what lies ahead as we continue to settle in and get to know all that’s happening in the church. I’ve started new groups and social activities aimed at strengthening our connections with one another, and I’ve also been meeting with the local Church leaders, councillors and social prescribers to explore how we can better support the wider community together. 

Visiting and getting to know as many of you as possible has been a priority for me, and I look forward to continuing those conversations. Please keep an eye out for upcoming events – there will be many opportunities to get involved and help! 

If you’d like to meet or chat, my door is always open. Thank you for your ongoing warmth and support! 

Blessings, Rev. David Skeet 



## **Bookings Report for 2024 AGM** 

Income from letting the Church premises to outside groups decreased by 15% last year because some groups finished, left or reduced their activities without other groups coming in to replace them. 

||**Events held by Church Groups**|**Events held by Church Groups**|**Events held by Church Groups**|**Events held  by non-Church**<br>**Groups**|**Events held  by non-Church**<br>**Groups**|**Events held  by non-Church**<br>**Groups**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||
|**Year**<br>**ended**|**30.06.22**|**30.06.23**|**30.06.24**|**30.06.22**|**30.06.23**|**30.06.24**|
|**No.**<br>**events**|**197**|**253**|**187**|**938**|**808**|**634**|



**Income from non-Church Groups £21648 £23210 £19706** 

## **Relative values of rooms let out for year ended 30.06.24** 

|**Room**|**Upstairs**|**Front Room**|**Lounge**|**Back Room**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Letting Value**|**£4664**|**£11603**|**£673**|**£2766**|**£19706**|



## **Groups no longer using the premises** 

Moorland Meditation 

Department of Work and Pensions     Non-paying It’s Worth Talking About 

Warm Space                                            Funding ended 

Haworth and District WI 

The financial value of these groups in the year ended 30.06.24 was £1425 

Haworth and District WI generously gave a donation to the Church at the end of their long relationship with us. 

The Operatic Society has reduced its amount of usage of our premises in last year and this will reduce further in the current year. 

## **The highest contributors to the Church’s income over the year were:** 

£501 to £1000   Haworth and Stanbury Village Council, Moorland Meditation, Rethinking Pain, Haworth Senior Citizens £1001 to £1500   Tai chi, Over 50s Fitness, Haworth Film Club 

£1501 to £2000   Yoga with Liz 

£2001 to £2500   Fit for Life, Operatic Society 



£2501 to £3000   Slimming World 

These 10 groups contributed 81.5% of the income from non-Church groups using the premises. 

We have space in our Calendar for more groups to use our premises. 

## **Sunday school report** 

We have been trying to run the Sunday school on the 1st Sunday of the month and have renamed it Kids Club. 

We have 4 regular kids and 4 others that come now and then, unfortunately 2 regulars have left with a house move. 

I have bought a few more resources to help plan a session. 

We aim to come back up to the service to share what we have done. Sharon has agreed to come and teach some songs to them, Liz will do an art class with them, Debbie will do some drama so we will use the talents of others in church to make the kids clubs more engaging. 

We would like to attract more families into church in the future. 

Mags Dearden Sunday School Lead 



## **Haworth West Lane Baptist Church** 

## Accounts for the year ending 30th June 2024 

## **Personnel** 

Minister Reverend David Skeet 27 Emmott Farm Fold, Haworth BD22 8BQ Secretary Judith Sargent Treasurer Helen Starford Buttergate Barn, Sykes Lane, Oxenhope BD22 9SH Independent Examiner Christine Husbands 15 Church View, Gisburn, Clitheroe BB7 4HG Bank Virgin Money 30 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, G1 2HL 



## Haworth West Lane Baptist Church 

## **Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year ending June 2024** 

||**June 2024**||
|---|---|---|
|**2023-24**|**Receipts**|**2022-23**|
||**Collections and Gift Aid**||
|6,267|Weekly Collection|7,141|
|15,847|Gift aided Collection|13,813|
|————||————|
|22,114||20,954|
||**Donations and Room Hire**||
|18,725|Use of Premises|23,210|
|7,160|Miscellaneous|10,856|
|2,460|Donations and Special Efforts|27,326|
|500|Food Bank|1,200|
|————||————|
|28,845||62,592|
||**Investment Income**||
|195|Thomas Parker Trust [YBA]|500|
|————||—————|
|195||500|
||**Property Income**||
|6,200|Rent 3, Bronte Street|5,700|
|————||————|
|6,200||5,700|
||**Collections for Other Charities**||
|975|Various|586|
|————||————|
|975||586|
|**58,329**|**Total Receipts for year carried forward**|**90,332**|





## **Haworth West Lane Baptist Church** 

## **Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year Ending 30th June 2024** 

## **Payments** 

||**Maintenance of Ministry**||
|---|---|---|
|25,790|Ministers Stipend and allowances etc|14,613|
||[includes baptist pension scheme]||
|————||————|
|25,790||14,613|
||**Church Premises**||
|5,595|Maintenance and equipment|5,356|
|5,109|Utilities|4,806|
|2,679|Insurance|2,397|
|————||————|
|13,383||12,559|
||**Administration**||
|92|Stationary|223|
|1,132|Cleaning|1,804|
|1,535|Catering|2,755|
|199|Sundries|592|
|1,050|Food Bank|600|
|1,801|Other|5,086|
|————||————|
|5,809||11,060|
||**Donations to Other Charities**||
|2,263|Various|1,388|
|————||————|
|2,263||1,388|
|**47,245**|**Total Payments for year carried forward **|**39,620**|





## **Haworth West Lane Baptist Church Receipts and Payment Accounts for the Year Ending 30th June 2024** 

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|**Summary**|**2023-24**|**2022-23**|
|---|---|---|
|Total Receipts|58,329|91,262|
|Total Payments|47,245|39,620|
|**Surplus/defcit for year**|**11,084**|**51,641**|





## **Haworth West Lane Baptist Church** 

## **Statement of Current Assets as at 30th June 2024** 

**Cash & Bank Balances 2023-24 2022-23** Cash in Hand 2,429 0 Cash at Bank 85,086 76,425 ———— ———— 87,515 76,425 **Other Accounts and Investments** Edwin Parker for Graveyard COIF Charities Investment Fund 4,150 3,765 Interest account Closed 2,342 ———— ———— 4,150 6,107 **Total Assets 91,665 82,532** 

## **Notes** 

1. In Addition to the above, there are the Fixed Assets of the Church building and manse at Bronte street.  These are provisionally valued at £2,600,000 and £202,241 respectively, being the sums insured for their reinstatement. 

2. The cash in hand at the close of the year is an unbanked check for £2,429 which was the balance of the Edwin Parker for Graveyard investment account on closure  of the account. 



15 Church View Gisburn Clitheroe BB7 4HG 

2[nd] September 2024 

## **TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN** 

## **West Lane Baptst Church** 

I have audited the records of the above organisation for the period ended 30[th] June 2024. 

I can confirm that I find the accounting statements to be a true and fair record. 

Christine Husbands 



## INVOICE 

Invoice: WL24 2[nd] September 2024 

£100 To audit of accounting records of West Lane Baptist Church 2024 

Remit to: C A Husbands, 05-02-40, 15073023